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they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment rolls. >> brian: he proposed it. did he ever think the idea would work? did he always that i deal would be done? we'll report. you decide. >> steve: then desperate times call for desperate measures. move over, calvin klein. the postal service is getting into the fashion industry. we want to see your designs, your ideas. e-mail us. we'll explain it all in a couple of minutes. you're watching "fox & friends" hour two for wednesday. >> gretchen: good morning, everybody. we're all back on the couch together. >> brian: yes, we are. >> gretchen: after president's day weekend. we have a fox news alert to tell you about because the world is waiting to see if oscar pistorius is granted bail today after being charged with the premeditated murder of his model girlfriend. day two of his hearing underway now. earlier police revealed they did find steroids and needles in his bedroom, but his lawyer says it was not for a banned sub
they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment rolls. >> brian: he proposed it. did he ever think the idea would work? did he always that i deal would be done? we'll report. you decide. >> steve: then desperate times call for desperate measures. move over, calvin klein. the postal service is getting into the fashion industry. we want to see your designs, your ideas. e-mail us. we'll explain it all in a couple of minutes. you're...
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they could bring the economy to its knees. >> exactly. it's pretty funny that the president, time and again, has said, well, we don't fear china's peaceful rise. i mean, china, of course is going to appear -- it's just looking out for china's best interest. when you're as rich as china is today, there is a lot of things you can do beyond just buying real estate in the big apple. >> gretchen: the question that is begged to be asked f china is doing this through their military, is it a good time for us to be cutting back then on our military spending to try and fight off things like this? >> well, no. it's not. and it's another reason why it would be best if all parties, all political parties and all political figures were in town actually gotting the job of putting this economy back together done. i mean, glad everyone is taking breaks and on vacation, but i mean, we got a real problem on our hands. we have several crises about to hit this country all at one time. we have things like the tuition debt bomb with all these kids with student l
they could bring the economy to its knees. >> exactly. it's pretty funny that the president, time and again, has said, well, we don't fear china's peaceful rise. i mean, china, of course is going to appear -- it's just looking out for china's best interest. when you're as rich as china is today, there is a lot of things you can do beyond just buying real estate in the big apple. >> gretchen: the question that is begged to be asked f china is doing this through their military, is it...
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that's how bad things are with the economy. and president proposed a $50 billion stimulus practice to rebuild highways and tunnels and fix things with no way to pay for it while doing local interviews so it's relatively frustrating. it's also frustrating that linked-in as joined facebook and others not paying any taxes besides record profits. maybe these guys pay a little bit on their profits? >> people look in and see washington and they are talking about a 2.3% cut and the president is talking about how the sky is falling. remember most americans, by a gigantic margin, think we have a spending problem in this country. you say washington is on a spending binge. so going forward, once it hits, and it will his on march 1, how many people are going to actually be sympathetic? >> the amazing thing is the president's approval rating is the highest since 2009. >> that's the cognitive disdense. one of the things, of course, that really affects the economy and how you feel about it, gas prices. have you noticed that they are really hi
that's how bad things are with the economy. and president proposed a $50 billion stimulus practice to rebuild highways and tunnels and fix things with no way to pay for it while doing local interviews so it's relatively frustrating. it's also frustrating that linked-in as joined facebook and others not paying any taxes besides record profits. maybe these guys pay a little bit on their profits? >> people look in and see washington and they are talking about a 2.3% cut and the president is...
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>> it disgusts me because you see the economy the way it's going towards. you have the growth rate at 0.1% growth compared to 3.1% growth in the prior quarter. you have social security tax went up like 4.2% to 6.2%. it's hurting americans and we can't afford this. >> peter: you're making more than glenn, but what are your issues in terms of this 2% and in terms of where we're going with our paychecks? >> you ultimately see it in the bottom line. ultimately i heard the griping from my employees. when they saw it in their paychecks. ultimately what you have is obama and pelosi and the democrats are talking about a middle class and ultimately i see the difference between a government class and a middle class. you have obama golfing with tweeze and nancy pelosi saying it's beneath the dignity of congress to take a pay cut. >> peter: what you're saying is there is a permanent government class that these rules don't apply to. that they live a lifestyle that other folks don't have the capacity for. is that right? >> absolutely. >> steve: spencer, you're the presid
>> it disgusts me because you see the economy the way it's going towards. you have the growth rate at 0.1% growth compared to 3.1% growth in the prior quarter. you have social security tax went up like 4.2% to 6.2%. it's hurting americans and we can't afford this. >> peter: you're making more than glenn, but what are your issues in terms of this 2% and in terms of where we're going with our paychecks? >> you ultimately see it in the bottom line. ultimately i heard the griping...
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. >> corrupt politicians and new economy with ex-sottic pees of paper, mortgages, and credit default swaps we bought in and, boom, pop goes the weasel. >> how long has the detroit been run by democrats? is it related? >> i hear that a lot. that's the liberals running it into the ground. but the last republican mayor of detroit went to federal prison for corruption. the three county officials in 1942 went to prison. it's our culture. and one detroit democrat running wall street, not one detroit democrat running hall -- haliburton. we are just corrupt cheaters. >> you grew up in detroit and went to work in los angeles and went back to detroit. when you were growing up your mother's flower shop was fire bombed. >> it sure was. it was called devil's night. an orgy of fire and people burning things up. it was for insurance purposes and getting crack heads out of your neighborhood and when that happened my mom said i'm gone. she turned. >> what is detroit going to do? we featured a tape a little while ago where some of the city leaders said time for a washington bailout. >> no. >> that's p
. >> corrupt politicians and new economy with ex-sottic pees of paper, mortgages, and credit default swaps we bought in and, boom, pop goes the weasel. >> how long has the detroit been run by democrats? is it related? >> i hear that a lot. that's the liberals running it into the ground. but the last republican mayor of detroit went to federal prison for corruption. the three county officials in 1942 went to prison. it's our culture. and one detroit democrat running wall...
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our children will have to see the disaster of the economy that shrinks as a result of this heavy debt. we are not meeting our responsibility of paying our bills. we are not meeting our responsibility of paying the things that we want to consume and we are moving it on to our children and grandchildren. no generation of americans has ever done it to the extent we are doing it. we should be ashamed of ourselves. >> yesterday white house spokesman jay carney called on republicans to compromise saying quote do not adopt positions that represent my way or the highway approach. >> something to brew on. it is friday it is one of my favorite topics a recap of the week's viral video to see which one you like best. >> up first, remember this a hole in 9 that helped these seniors at the pga golf management program win a full contest. >> the next is a 5th grader who is the star of the high school varsity basketball team taking on players twice the size and coming out on top finally this baby elephant making a flash with tourists having fun in the ocean. and we of course want you to tell us which
our children will have to see the disaster of the economy that shrinks as a result of this heavy debt. we are not meeting our responsibility of paying our bills. we are not meeting our responsibility of paying the things that we want to consume and we are moving it on to our children and grandchildren. no generation of americans has ever done it to the extent we are doing it. we should be ashamed of ourselves. >> yesterday white house spokesman jay carney called on republicans to...
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it means for our constituents job loss and going back into a negative economy out of the longest recession in american history. it's very painful. >> the sequestration includes defense cuts as well. hawaii's democratic governor, neil abercrombie, reminded us yesterday pearl harbor symbolizes what happens when you're not prepared. he said the sequester would undermined the capacity for readiness at pearl harbor. republicans are sounding similar alarms with alabama's governor saying he wishes the sequester's cuts weren't to blind and across the board. >> i want a reasoned approach to this, and i know that we need to cut. there's no doubt we all have to cut. we have to balance our budget. we understand that. but we want a more surgical approach to this rather than it being a draconian cut like they're talking about at the present time. >> one very candid from iowa governor who said his feeling is that he can't help what's going on here in washington. back to you in new york. >>> let's talk about what's going on in michigan. they are facing a bit of a bottle crisis. a scam that people are pull
it means for our constituents job loss and going back into a negative economy out of the longest recession in american history. it's very painful. >> the sequestration includes defense cuts as well. hawaii's democratic governor, neil abercrombie, reminded us yesterday pearl harbor symbolizes what happens when you're not prepared. he said the sequester would undermined the capacity for readiness at pearl harbor. republicans are sounding similar alarms with alabama's governor saying he...
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a growing economy that creates bun middle class. one middle class parent can't afford $200 a week. >> and grow opportunities in the middle class for all willing to climb them. this kind of prosperity, broad, shared, built on a thriving middle class. >> when we talk about the middle class, we're actually talking about the definition seems to be unclear recently. middle incomes for people, mississippi coming in at $39,000 or 39,078 the lowest. >> tucker: there's vast economic diversity, a $28 spread between the two. the country didn't look the same the at the all. let's look at the states where we're from. >> clayton: in pennsylvania, my home state. it varies on state. you can't make a blanket middle statement. in pennsylvania middle class an income of $50,000 a year. >> in north carolina, my home state tar, 44,787. >> tucker: in california where i grew up, 56,074. this will change if that falls apart. in rick's home state where everyone is moving from california it arizona, going up. 48,319 bucks. and people don't make that exact fig
a growing economy that creates bun middle class. one middle class parent can't afford $200 a week. >> and grow opportunities in the middle class for all willing to climb them. this kind of prosperity, broad, shared, built on a thriving middle class. >> when we talk about the middle class, we're actually talking about the definition seems to be unclear recently. middle incomes for people, mississippi coming in at $39,000 or 39,078 the lowest. >> tucker: there's vast economic...
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what effect would that have on jobs and the economy? joining us from a fair and balanced debate. mark hanna and republican strategist and fox news contributor tony, welcome to you both. >> great to see you, tucker. >> hey, tucker. >> is this how economics works? government passes a law and everyone becomes more pros officer russ in that sounds like magic to me. >> i don't think $9 an hour exactly equals prosperity in the sense that we understand. no, this is how the american economics has worked for decades and decades and it's consistent with the best traditions of american capitalism. you saw in the 196 os, the minimum wage was well over $10 by today's standards and unemployment went down. every time we have let the minimum wage dwindle, unemployment has gone up. it happened in the 1980s, look, what what matters is that people have money to spend. driven on consumption and production. henry ford. no less an american capitalist. henry ford knew he had to pay his workers enough money so they could afford it the cars that they were gelding on the assem by mr. line. this is somethi
what effect would that have on jobs and the economy? joining us from a fair and balanced debate. mark hanna and republican strategist and fox news contributor tony, welcome to you both. >> great to see you, tucker. >> hey, tucker. >> is this how economics works? government passes a law and everyone becomes more pros officer russ in that sounds like magic to me. >> i don't think $9 an hour exactly equals prosperity in the sense that we understand. no, this is how the...